PURCHASED TO REPLACE MY 1975 THAT WAS LOST IN KATRINA. FOUND ON EBAY IN POOR CONDITION NEAR CANADA. OWNER HAD CAR GIVEN TO HIM AND HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF MECHANICS OR ANTIQUE AUTOS. HE HAD ABOUT $6,000 IN RECEIPTS ON WORK ALREADY DONE. IT COST ABOUT $1000 FOR TRANSPORT TO NEW ORLEANS. I PLANED ON DOING A QUALITY RESTORATION TO IT. I HAD IT SODA BLASTED AND THAT REVELED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL.
I TOOK IT COMPLETELY APART FOR BODY WORK AND HIGH QUALITY PAINT JOB. I USED SPIES HECKER PAINT AND CLEAR COAT IN ORIGINAL ST MORITZ FIRESTORM BLUE WITH MATCHING INTERIOR. BODY WORK AND PAINT WERE ABOUT $9,000. I PURCHASED EVERY NOS PART I COULD FIND AND EVERY UPGRADE AND HIGH QUALITY REPLACEMENT PART AVAILABLE. LED HEADLIGHTS WITH GLASS LENS - CONVERTIBLE CHROME TRIM WITHOUT DENTS, ETC. I WOULD GUESS I SPENT ABOUT $2,000 ON THESE PARTS. INTERIOR WAS REDONE - BUMPERS RE-CHROMED ( NOT BY ME ). MY HEALTH WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO REASSEMBLE IT. MOTOR RUNS RUNS WELL AND HAS A REBUILT CARB. - MINOR EXHAUST LEAK ON GASKET BY DRIVER SIDE HEAD. THE HOOD WILL HAVE TO BE REPAINTED AND THERE ARE SOME MINOR PAINT ISSUES TO BE BUFFED OUT. THE WHEEL COVERS HAVE NO DENTS - NEW WHITEWALL TIRES. NEW CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ( NOT INSTALLED ) ARE INCLUDED. A HIGH POWER 12 VOLT RECEIVER ( FOR TRUNK INSTILLATION ) IS INCLUDED. I THINK LESS THAN $1,500 IN PARTS AND LABOR WILL COMPLETE THIS. WHEN COMPLETE, I THINK IT WOULD BE WORTH ABOUT $30,000
I AM OPEN TO OFFERS. FIRST PHOTO IS A SIMILAR CAR COMPLETED - IT IS NOT THE CAR BEING SOLD. PLEASE TEXT ME AS I AM VERY HARD OF HEARING. CASH OR BANK TRANSFER ONLY.